Browsing the "Music" Category

By Mike Botica, Editorial Intern Veteran rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist Deke Dickerson will perform at 8 p.m. March 19, at Godmothers in San Pedro. He will be headlining a bill that includes local band Lazy [&hellip... Read More→

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist Harold Greene’s talents expand beyond creating one-of-a-kind furniture, for which he has been featured over the years in Random Lengths News. Greene also builds and creates music. “Unlike furniture making, which [&hellip... Read More→

Story by Melina Paris, Music Columnist Photo by Phillip Cooke It really pays to check out local restaurants with live music. You never know what you might find. A couple of weeks ago, the newly reopened [&hellip... Read More→

Photo By By Melina Paris, Music Columnist Flamenco is primal emotion expressed through guitar, song and dance. The preforming troupe Cumbre (“peak” in Spanish) Flamenca embodies this primal emotion. Two of its members, siblings Domingo and [&hellip... Read More→

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist With Valentine’s Day soon upon us, what could be better than taking the one you love to a romantic concert and dinner? As the holiday for lovers approaches, it’s time for [&hellip... Read More→

Life is happy for Candide is Westphalia. He lives in the land’s most beautiful castle, and his beloved Cunégonde has consented to be his wife. No wonder he is so willing to accept Dr. Pangloss’s philosophy [&hellip... Read More→

Photo and article by Mike Botica, Editorial Intern The Dec. 21 renaming of the intersection of Pacific Avenue and 13th Street after American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland was a homecoming celebration, that coincided with [&hellip... Read More→

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist The show started one hour late. Maybe it was jet lag from a just-concluded world tour or that he was on crutches. Yet, the moment saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his 29-piece [&hellip... Read More→

I’ve been told that San Pedro has been a place where the famous or the infamous — from artists to war criminals — come to lay low. I always assumed it was a tongue-in-cheek assessment. Then last [&hellip... Read More→

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist A keen curiosity follows me when it comes to renowned vocalist Dwight Trible’s projects. So, when it came to the improvisational music ensemble Alternate Angles, which he led during an Aug. [&hellip... Read More→